1946 Boston Braves

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1945 / 1947

81-72, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Southworth (81-72)
Scored 630 runs, Allowed 592 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-72

Ballparks: Braves Field & Fenway Park · Attendance: 969,673 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 93

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1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Frank Barrett	32	23	0	0	17	4	12	1	0	.941	0.70								P
Johnny Barrett	30	17	14	5	26	24	1	1	0	.962	1.47								OF
Bob Brady	23	1	1	1	7	4	2	1	0	.857	6.00	0		0	1	100%	43%		C
Mort Cooper	33	28	27	15	33	6	25	2	3	.939	1.11								P
Dick Culler	31	132	130	110	695	279	380	36	68	.948	4.99								SS
Al Dark	24	13	0	0	22	6	14	2	2	.909	1.54								SS-OF
Nanny Fernandez	27	108	97	88	340	133	186	21	19	.938	2.82								3B-SS-OF
Carden Gillenwater	29	78	58	45	190	180	6	4	2	.979	2.38								OF
Don Hendrickson	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Billy Herman	36	71	69	51	406	279	116	11	35	.973	5.56								2B-1B-3B
Stew Hofferth	33	15	15	14	69	66	3	0	1	1.000	4.60	0		8	2	20%	43%		C
Tommy Holmes	29	146	146	141	315	294	17	4	7	.987	2.13								OF
Johnny Hopp	29	120	104	94	726	670	45	11	45	.985	5.67								1B-OF
Johnny Hutchings	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Al Javery	28	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00								P
Si Johnson	39	28	12	5	28	6	21	1	2	.964	0.96								P
Jim Konstanty	29	10	1	0	7	2	5	0	1	1.000	0.70								P
Bill Lee	36	25	21	8	42	6	35	1	2	.976	1.64								P
Danny Litwhiler	29	67	62	49	134	128	4	2	0	.985	1.97								OF-3B
Phil Masi	30	124	102	98	536	470	56	10	5	.981	4.24	3		41	28	41%	43%		C
Johnny McCarthy	36	2	2	1	18	18	0	0	3	1.000	9.00								1B
Mike McCormick	29	48	35	28	113	109	1	3	0	.973	2.29								OF
Dick Mulligan	28	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Tommy Neill	26	12	11	7	20	19	1	0	0	1.000	1.54								OF
Johnny Niggeling	42	8	8	3	17	4	13	0	0	1.000	2.13								P
Ken O'Dea	33	12	11	8	44	39	5	0	1	1.000	3.67	0		4	3	43%	43%		C
Don Padgett	34	26	24	7	82	65	12	5	1	.939	2.96	3		20	6	23%	43%		C
Hugh Poland	36	2	1	0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	3.00	0		1	0	0%	43%		C
Bill Posedel	39	19	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0.26								P
Earl Reid	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Skippy Roberge	29	48	47	39	147	63	80	4	11	.973	2.98								3B
Steve Roser	28	14	1	0	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	0.57								P
Bama Rowell	30	85	71	57	180	168	8	4	2	.978	2.07								OF
Connie Ryan	26	141	133	125	689	300	367	22	58	.968	4.63								2B-3B
Johnny Sain	28	37	34	24	82	20	61	1	4	.988	2.19								P
Ray Sanders	29	77	74	71	729	659	61	9	57	.988	9.35								1B
Elmer Singleton	28	15	2	0	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	0.60								P
Sibby Sisti	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								3B
Warren Spahn	25	24	16	8	20	2	16	2	0	.900	0.75								P
Lefty Wallace	24	27	8	2	28	7	21	0	0	1.000	1.04								P
Max West	29	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00								1B
Ernie White	29	12	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	0.25								P
Whitey Wietelmann	27	31	16	15	86	40	39	7	6	.919	2.55								P-SS-3B-2B
Ace Williams	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Chuck Workman	31	12	9	9	25	22	1	2	0	.920	1.92								OF
Ed Wright	27	36	21	9	48	12	35	1	2	.979	1.31								P
Team Totals	29.6	154	1386	1137	5958	4121	1668	169	337	.972	3.36	6		74	40	35%	43%
Rank in 8 NL teams								3	5	6
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Phil Masi	30	124	102	98	536	470	56	10	5	.981	4.24	3	41	28	41%
Don Padgett	34	26	24	7	82	65	12	5	1	.939	2.96	3	20	6	23%
Stew Hofferth	33	15	15	14	69	66	3	0	1	1.000	4.60	0	8	2	20%
Ken O'Dea	33	12	11	8	44	39	5	0	1	1.000	3.67	0	4	3	43%
Hugh Poland	36	2	1	0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	3.00	0	1	0	0%
Bob Brady	23	1	1	1	7	4	2	1	0	.857	6.00	0	0	1	100%
League Average										.979	4.22				43%
Team Total		154	154	128	744	650	78	16	8	.978	4.04	6	74	40	35%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ray Sanders	29	77	74	71	729	659	61	9	57	.988	9.35
Johnny Hopp	29	68	57	54	588	535	42	11	44	.981	8.49
Billy Herman	36	22	21	13	186	179	6	1	12	.995	8.41
Johnny McCarthy	36	2	2	1	18	18	0	0	3	1.000	9.00
Max West	29	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
League Average										.991	9.28
Team Total		154	154	139	1524	1394	109	21	116	.986	8.84

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Connie Ryan	26	120	110	107	622	285	317	20	53	.968	5.02
Billy Herman	36	44	43	33	205	95	101	9	22	.956	4.45
Whitey Wietelmann	27	4	1	1	8	5	3	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average										.970	5.07
Team Total		154	154	141	835	385	421	29	75	.965	4.80

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Nanny Fernandez	27	81	74	71	248	83	150	15	10	.940	2.88
Skippy Roberge	29	48	47	39	147	63	80	4	11	.973	2.98
Connie Ryan	26	24	23	18	67	15	50	2	5	.970	2.71
Whitey Wietelmann	27	8	3	2	16	5	10	1	1	.938	1.88
Billy Herman	36	5	5	5	15	5	9	1	1	.933	2.80
Danny Litwhiler	29	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
Sibby Sisti	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.952	2.84
Team Total		154	154	137	495	171	301	23	28	.954	2.79

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dick Culler	31	132	130	110	695	279	380	36	68	.948	4.99
Nanny Fernandez	27	18	12	10	65	25	35	5	8	.923	3.33
Whitey Wietelmann	27	16	12	12	59	28	26	5	5	.915	3.38
Al Dark	24	12	0	0	21	5	14	2	2	.905	1.58
League Average										.957	4.67
Team Total		154	154	132	840	337	455	48	83	.943	4.45

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Tommy Holmes	29	146	146	141	315	294	17	4	7	.987	2.13
Bama Rowell	30	85	71	57	180	168	8	4	2	.978	2.07
Carden Gillenwater	29	78	58	45	190	180	6	4	2	.979	2.38
Danny Litwhiler	29	65	60	47	132	128	2	2	0	.985	2.00
Johnny Hopp	29	58	47	40	138	135	3	0	1	1.000	2.38
Mike McCormick	29	48	35	28	113	109	1	3	0	.973	2.29
Johnny Barrett	30	17	14	5	26	24	1	1	0	.962	1.47
Nanny Fernandez	27	14	11	7	27	25	1	1	1	.963	1.86
Tommy Neill	26	13	11	7	20	19	1	0	0	1.000	1.54
Chuck Workman	31	12	9	9	25	22	1	2	0	.920	1.92
Al Dark	24	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.977	2.17
Team Total		154	462	386	1167	1105	41	21	13	.982	2.13

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Johnny Sain	28	37	34	24	82	20	61	1	4	.988	2.19
Mort Cooper	33	28	27	15	33	6	25	2	3	.939	1.11
Ed Wright	27	36	21	9	48	12	35	1	2	.979	1.31
Bill Lee	36	25	21	8	42	6	35	1	2	.976	1.64
Si Johnson	39	28	12	5	28	6	21	1	2	.964	0.96
Warren Spahn	25	24	16	8	20	2	16	2	0	.900	0.75
Lefty Wallace	24	27	8	2	28	7	21	0	0	1.000	1.04
Johnny Niggeling	42	8	8	3	17	4	13	0	0	1.000	2.13
Frank Barrett	32	23	0	0	17	4	12	1	0	.941	0.70
Steve Roser	28	14	1	0	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	0.57
Elmer Singleton	28	15	2	0	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	0.60
Bill Posedel	39	19	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0.26
Ernie White	29	12	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	0.25
Jim Konstanty	29	10	1	0	7	2	5	0	1	1.000	0.70
Dick Mulligan	28	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50
Whitey Wietelmann	27	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	.667	0.67
Al Javery	28	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
Earl Reid	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Johnny Hutchings	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Don Hendrickson	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Ace Williams	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.960	1.00
Team Total		154	154	74	353	79	263	11	14	.969	1.07

1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

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